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1971
Language Group:Kuninjku
Country:West Central Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
Medium:Ochre Pigments with PVC fixative on Stringybark (Eucalyptus Tetradonta), Wood Carving, Screen Printing
Subjects:Ngalyod (Female Rainbow Serpent), Namarrkon (Lightning Spirit), Crocodile, Lorrkkon (Hollow Log) Ceremony, Namorrorddo (Spirit), Kodjok Bamdjelk (Pandanus Spirit), Echidna, Yawkyawk (Young Woman Spirit), Untitled
Paul is the son of the late renowned artist Mick Kubarkku. He paints the stories passed down from his father, incorporating elements of Mick's style while developing his own unique approach. Paul first exhibited his work in 2000 and since then, his art has been displayed both nationally and internationally.
Known as Ngalyod in the Kuninjku language of western-central Arnhem Land, the Rainbow Serpent is mostly associated with the bodies of water such as billabongs, creeks, rivers and waterfalls, where she resides. Therefore she is responsible for the production of most water plants such as water lilies, water vines, algae and palms that grow near water. The roar of waterfalls in the escarpment country is said to be her voice and the large holes in stony banks of rivers and cliff faces are her tracks.
